Yeah thanks I gathered that
then what does panther run for stress? or you just hope that its stable in windows so not to build up much heat? I was getting at run linx for a few rounds under max mem and see how hot these chips get.

I have a question about the fx-8150.i am planing on getting one,+ the ASUS Crosshair V Formula AM3+,and G.SKILL Sniper Low Voltage Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600,and i'm planing on reusing everything else i need from my current rig,and i am wounering if 2 of thos things will work for me,first is my Coolit Domino A.L.C cpu cooler(it came on a pc i bought used,so i don't have any backplates that might of come with it),and my 600w Ultra X-Pro PSU here is some specs i found on it(http://www.hardwareheaven.com/reviews/558/pg1/ultra-x-pro-600w-introduction-packaging.html)i'm asking cause i have just under $850 in the bank right now,just the cpu+mobo+ram is $550,and i will need money for gas+food for the next 2 weeks,
If that won't work,what would you guy suggest i do?
Keeping mind that while using that PSU i will not be overclocking,and it will be upgraded as soon as i get enough extra money to get a better one.

I have a question about the fx-8150.i am planing on getting one,+ the ASUS Crosshair V Formula AM3+,and G.SKILL Sniper Low Voltage Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600,and i'm planing on reusing everything else i need from my current rig,and i am wounering if 2 of thos things will work for me,first is my Coolit Domino A.L.C cpu cooler(it came on a pc i bought used,so i don't have any backplates that might of come with it),and my 600w Ultra X-Pro PSU here is some specs i found on it(http://www.hardwareheaven.com/reviews/558/pg1/ultra-x-pro-600w-introduction-packaging.html)i'm asking cause i have just under $850 in the bank right now,just the cpu+mobo+ram is $550,and i will need money for gas+food for the next 2 weeks,
If that won't work,what would you guy suggest i do?
Keeping mind that while using that PSU i will not be overclocking,and it will be upgraded as soon as i get enough extra money to get a better one.

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What video card you plan to use? If not HD6990 or NV590 and without CPU overclocking, 600w PSU will be more than enough.

Hi, first off I would like to introduce myself. My name is Panos, and I am a computer enthusiast who loves to benchmark. I am new to the blog scene, but I hope you guys like it here.

My first goal is to finally get some AMD FX 8150 benchmarks at a decent overclock. I have noticed that many websites, except for overclockersclub.com, really have not pushed FX to its limits. On top of that, poor FX is always paired with a more lower end card! Remember how AMD recommended using a 6990 with the FX 8150 in their original FX promotional video?

In this benchmark, the single core performance of an overclocked AMD FX 8150 CPU @ 4.8 Ghz is better than a 3.7 Ghz (tubro) i5 2500k, but worse than a 4.0 Ghz i5 2500k.

Second Pass Results (Multi-threaded Performance) :

When all cores are used FX shines! Performance is well over a i7 2600k @ 4.5 Ghz, but less than 2 fps shy of a i7 2600k @ 5.0 Ghz. I am not sure about the low 5.18 ghz 2600k score =S... but its well over that aswell. It should also be notes that 3960x at 3.8 Ghz Turbo is not much faster than a 4.8 Ghz FX 8150.

This benchmark is well designed to take advantage of Bulldozer's architecture, but what about others?

Finally a benchmark that utilizes GPU! We will see here whether FX bottlenecks or not while overclocked to 4.8 Ghz. The score to really look at is GPU score (as this directly relates to fps of the rendered scenes), but because the total score also heavily relies on GPU score (especially in the Extreme Preset) it is also a good measure.

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RESULTS:

3DMark11 Performance Preset:

AMD FX 8150 @ 4.8 Ghz
6990 OC @ 990/1500 Mhz

Compared Results (with several 6990 OC's) :

As you can see the graphics score of my OC'd 6990 does not fall systematically behind intel rigs with similar GPU OC's. My GPU Score of 12046 is a clear winner over the rest of the rigs tested., however with combined and physics scores also put into consideration FX falls behind with a total score of only 10318.

The most noted comparison is that with the i5 2500k at 5.35 Ghz with a 6990 @ 1000/1420. Although it manages to squeeze out slightly higher combines/physics score, it still seems to bottleneck in GPU scores. The only intel cpu coming close to FX GPU score is the 3960x.

It should be noted that the OC on the 6990 does play a role in GPU score, so take these results with a grain of salt. a 930 Mhz OC is still 7% below a 990 Mhz OC, but nevertheless we can determine that FX does not heavily bottleneck when it is overclocked to 4.8 Ghz. What about Extreme Preset?

3DMark11 Extreme Preset:

AMD FX 8150 @ 4.8 Ghz
6990 OC1 @ 880/1250Mhz
6990 OC2 @ 990/1500 Mhz

- - - OC1 - - - 6990 @ 880/1250Mhz

- - - OC2- - - 6990 @ 990/1500 Mhz

Comparison (from Hexus.net) :

- - - OC1/OC2 - - -

The most noteable comparison is between my stock 6990 @ 880/1250 paired with my AMD FX 8150 @ 4.8 Ghz, and their stock 6990 with the exact same clocks paired with a 980x @ 3.6 Ghz Turbo. The difference in score is mostly due to a difference in Graphics Score, as the 980x generally destroys the FX in physics and combined results even at stock.

This tells us alot about where FX bottlenecks or not, and the answer seems to be NO, atleast when comparing to a 980x @ 3.6 Ghz. The difference in score is roughly 5%, where the FX is slightly favoured.

When my 6990 is pushed to its stable limits @ 990/1500 Mhz, my score jumps an additional 13%. That is, for a 12/20% (clock/memory) overclock on my 6990. It is clear that an AMD FX 8150 does not bottleneck on Extreme Preset.

These are examples where their GPUS are being bottlenecked. My Stock OC1 (880/1250) Graphics score actually manages to beat a 6990 @ 950/1450 on an 1100t @ 4.2 Ghz. (meaning higher fps). Here is an example where OCing a 6990 will not result in much benefit. (ie. the bottleneck is around that CPU frequency)

It is also interesting to see that OC'd my 6990 is the clear winner against the 980x @ 3.6 Ghz 580 SLI @ stock in the Extreme Preset.

It should be noted that the drivers I used were Catalyst 12.1 beta drivers, and those used in the HEXUS test were 11.4. The difference in 3DMark 11 scores should be negligible however. Also the 3DMark11 version used for my Performance Preset Results is 1.03, while that of the Extreme Preset Results is 1.02.

I JUST got myself an FX-8150.but it's acting weird,in CPUID hareware monitor it is showing up as an fx 8130p,and in CPU-Z specification area it syas it is an 8150,but the the name part of cpu-z it just says AMD processor,and it is blank in code name box,also i tried running the dirt 3 benchmark and the game crashed then i tried to run the gta 4 benchmark and i got a BSOD(i am going to list my current specs at the bottom),but i think i know what is wrong,(let me know what if you think i'm right or wrong) i (cause my grandpa told me to)i just took the hard drive from my old rig(q9450,4gb ddr2)and just place it in the new pc,and let it auto install the drivers for the new hardware,and not reinstall the OS,but i am running Adavance System Care in the hopes that it will fix it,if not i will backup,and HOPE that it fixes it,cause i don't want to drive make a third 100 round mile trip to the store i got it from.
My specs are:
Case:Cooler Master HAF 932
CPU:AMD FX-8150
CPU Cooler:Cooler Master Hyper 212+
MOBO:ASUS Sabertooth 990FX
GPU:EVGA GTX 460 SE 1GB
PSU:Ultra X-Pro 600W
HD:Seagate 7200RPM 1.5TB

Is your graphics card OC'ed? Beyond what it can handle? Or is your CPU OC'ed and undervolted?

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Neither is overclocked,cause i don't want to do that till i can afford to get a better psu(i plan on getting a corsair HX1050W)i am going to upgrade stuff as i can afford to lol.
IDK if it is undervolted,but i was able to run OCCT cpu test with the large data packs,and i went great,i am starting to think that it is cause of me not reinstalling the OS when i put in the hard drive,but i may be wrong. untill then i am going to backup,and try a reinstall.

You could try reinstalling those. I don't know if it'll change anything.

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I tried and it worked thank you so much for the help.
Also from what i have seen so far i love this cpu,cause on my last setup(q9450,4gb of ddr2 800mhz,same gpu as in this one),i only got avg of 34fps in the dirt 3 benchmark,i ran it with my new setup,and i got an avg of 65fps,and my temps only got up to 42c max,on the last setup the temps got up to 49c and higher,and keep in mind the q9450 was using a chepo closed system water cooler lol.